The Villainess Stepmother's Parenting Handbook

When Lin Zhinan woke up, she had somehow become the stepmother of a bunch of villains. But at this point, they were still little kids with barely any hair on their heads.

Their villainous sides were already beginning to awaken, though. For example...

While she lay weakly in the hospital, the villain family had thoughtfully prepared a black-and-white portrait of her, just waiting for her to breathe her last.

As Lin Zhinan counted down the days on her fingers, she suddenly remembered the impoverished life she had led before transmigrating into a book. In the end, she just couldn’t give up the ghost.

Lin Zhinan: It wasn’t easy becoming a rich man’s wife. I think I can still be saved.

*

As the villain family’s stepmother, Lin Zhinan ranked lower than even the family’s housekeeper.

Her husband didn’t love her, the eldest child despised her, the second child ignored her, and even her delicate youngest daughter was afraid of her.

But with the help of her own parenting handbook, she started getting the little ones to behave.

Some time later.

Eldest child: My stepmom is better than my real mom!

Second child: I’ll bring my Ultraman brothers to take care of you when you’re old, Stepmom.

Youngest daughter: I don’t think I love Daddy anymore.

So one day, when the man came home from work and saw Lin Zhinan surrounded by the children, he fell into deep doubt.

Who the hell are you all’s kids?!

*

Winning over the kids is easy. Winning over the husband is hard.

Looking at her cold husband, who was impossible to win over, Lin Zhinan decided to give up and leave.

Unexpectedly, her husband glanced at her coolly, bent down, and said, “Come on. Try winning me over.”

[Reader's Guide]

1. She takes a hands-off approach to raising the kids at first, then switches to her handbook method.

2. Mostly daily life with the kids, but there’s romance too.

3. No need to tell me if you drop the story, kisses.

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Preorder 1: Raising a Kid While Taking It Easy on a Racing Variety Show

Xu Nianhui transmigrated into a variety-show novel as a tragic character who had been kicked out by her wealthy family and divorced with a child.

To survive, the original owner had already signed up for a racing variety show called Unlimited Forward. Teams of two would compete in racing challenges for a grand prize of one million.

To stir up a TV couple pairing, the show’s producers planned for her to choose a divorced father as her teammate. They would be the weakling team, eliminated early in the first episode.

Xu Nianhui looked at her frail, silly-sweet son and her nearly empty savings account. No matter how hard life got, she couldn’t let her child suffer.

So, expressionless, she pointed to the muscular guys beside her. “I choose them.”

After the show premiered, Xu Nianhui’s attitude of coasting by clinging to a strong teammate made her infamous overnight.

Netizens: I can’t stand this single mom clinging to the muscle guys and holding them back. Get her eliminated already! #XuNianhuiLeaveTheShow#

Xu Nianhui: I just want to earn enough for formula.

Later, as the mother-and-son team’s popularity skyrocketed, Xu Nianhui was sought out by media outlets for interviews and finally achieved a comfortable life.

When asked about the child’s biological father, Xu Nianhui struggled to hide her grief and tearfully told the camera all the things her ex-husband had done to their child.

That night, the hashtag #WhoIsXuNianhui'sExHusband# hit the top of the trending list.

Netizens changed from haters to fans, sympathizing with the strong divorced mother raising a child alone.

Until one episode, when the show brought in her ex-husband to challenge the contestants...

Watching the tall, handsome man approach, Xu Nianhui fell silent.

The man elegantly stubbed out his cigarette and brushed off his suit. “Had enough? Come home with me.”

Before Xu Nianhui could say anything, the little one beside her rushed into the man’s arms and sweetly cried, “Daddy~”

Xu Nianhui: How the hell am I supposed to keep up my image as an independent single mom now?!

Next Preorder 2: Focused on Gossip in a Dating Show Full of Villains

When Li Suxin transmigrated into a dating-show novel, the strangest thing was that she was about to join a dating show where every contestant was a villain.

Temptation Behind Lies was an innovative dating show that invited villains to participate. Every contestant had an unspeakable secret...

But Li Suxin, who had been obsessed with gossip for a hundred years, didn’t care who she developed a romance with. She just wanted to uncover the contestants’ secrets!

So she started gossiping away on the show...

What, the domineering CEO is divorced, has a kid, and is in debt?

Oh my god, the delicate beauty was forced to work as a club promoter?

Good grief, the self-important guy has had ninety-nine exes?

No way, the sweet girl has a record for scamming people out of money?

Li Suxin: What other dirt have you got? Throw it all at me!

Li Suxin showed no interest in romance and focused entirely on digging up gossip. Yet every guy in the first episode voted for her, which made netizens unhappy.

Many viewers said they couldn’t wait for Li Suxin’s secrets to come out, and wondered if she’d still be so cheerful then.

But Li Suxin’s lazy-fish instincts only made her want to hear more gossip, so the production team had to arrange dates to advance her romance plot.

According to the script, she was supposed to have a sweet candlelit dinner with a new, aloof city guy.

But looking at the man whose secrets she hadn’t uncovered yet, Li Suxin’s gossip urge kicked in. “I can’t figure out your secret, even after doing the math. How about we’re honest with each other?”

Unexpectedly, the man gave her a sinister smile and made a shushing gesture. “Be good. Don’t be curious.”

Li Suxin: Has this guy actually killed someone or what?!

Theme: Warm family bonds